Interactive Language Resource Center

Explore dozens of live-streaming and archived TV programs broadcast in the language you are learning! Discover a new world of television and programming in a new language.

Beginning December 1st, 2016, the Interactive Language Resource Center is now an official testing center for Language Technologies International, the exclusive licensee of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) tests in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The Director of the ILRC can proctor exams for your foreign language certification and licensure, proficiency evaluation, and language comprehension assessments. Visit the TESTING section of our site to learn more information and to register for an ACTFL exam.

The Interactive Language Resource Center is now offering proficiency certification in Spanish based on the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) scale using SIELE, the Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española.

SIELE is a comprehensive, versatile and prestigious Spanish online assessment and certification for language proficiency. SIELE certifies Spanish language proficiency through four tests: Reading comprehension, Listening comprehension, Written expression and interaction, Oral expression and interaction.

The ILRC is testing out Duolingo For Schools to see if it is something that you would like to use on a regular basis.

Duolingo is a popular language-learning platform and the most downloaded education app in the world, with more than 300 million users. The company’s mission is to make education free, fun, and accessible to all. Duolingo is designed to feel like a game and scientifically proven to be effective.

To access Duolingo For Schools, please fill out a request form and instructions will be sent to your Miami University email address.

Log in to Transparent Language through the Lane Libraries!

Transparent Language boasts 132+ different languages in a self-paced environment. Click on the logo to begin, scroll down to the Transparent Language logo on the Lane Public Library page, enter your Lane Public Library card number, and access online interactive language learning. 

If you’re looking for a little extra language practice and a bonus round of Wordle, you’re in luck! There are a ton of copycats out there that have translated the game into new languages! Is it a fad today, or will it stay? Check out these language alternative versions while they're around.